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The Central Bank of Nigeria says the e-naira which is set to be launched on October 1, 2021, is a legal tender equal to the value of the naira and thus must be accepted as a form of payment by all merchants and business outlets. The CBN Director, Payment System Management, Mr. Musa Jimoh, said this during an interview on …

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, awarded Value-Added Service contracts to himself, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, among others. SaharaReporters learnt that others who benefited from the dubious contracts include the late Isa Funtua, a long-time political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari. An investigation by SaharaReporters showed further …

*Receives President-elect in Aso Villa  Nigeria’s Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has expressed pleasure at the outcome of the recent presidential elections in Sao Tome & Principe which he said represented a very transparent democratic process. Africans, he stated, must continue to make the extra effort in ensuring that elections in the continent go through the democratic process, remain transparent …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria has tasked financial market experts to support government’s efforts by developing an appropriate housing finance model that will significantly transform the housing sector on a large scale. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Monday when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a delegation from the FMDQ Group led by its CEO, …

…Govt begins administration of second dose of Moderna vaccines Tomorrow Edo State has confirmed the death of five more persons who were not inoculated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, with the government urging citizens to come out to get the vaccines in order to remain safe and healthy. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this after the …

The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, was on Sunday heavily criticised for dismissing moves by Lagos and Rivers states to start collecting the Value Added Tax directly. Groups, including the Pan Niger Delta Forum, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and civil rights groups, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, berated Masari over his comment on VAT. They stated this as the Ondo State …

Andy Uba, a controversial Nigerian politician, indicted some years back for smuggling dollars to the U.S and pound to the UK, is just a step away from possibly becoming the next governor of Anambra State. Mr Uba was subject of a U.S investigation into an advance fee fraud scheme, known as 419 in Nigeria, according to the U.S government. In the …

Arsonists set the INEC office at Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State ablaze on Sunday. The Chief Fire Officer in Enugu State, Okwudili Ohaa, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Mr Ohaa said that a distress call was received by the Enugu State Fire Service at about 1.30 a.m. “As usual, when we …

Over 1.57 million candidates are sitting the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations across the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, made this known on Monday while monitoring the conduct of the WASSCE in Federal Government Girls College, Bwari; and Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse, both in Abuja. According to the him, the examination is …

Edo State Government has renewed the call on residents to complement its efforts at containing the COVID-19 pandemic by coming out to get vaccinated against the deadly virus. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi gave the charge while addressing journalists in Benin City at the weekend. Obi, who decried the rise in the number of infections and deaths …